The aim of this investigation is to find out the effect of varying the concentration of acid, in the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid and magnesium ribbon. The rate of a chemical reaction is a measure of how fast the reaction takes place.
The factors that could affect the rate of reaction in my experiment are as follows:
Concentration of acid- this could affect the rate of reaction because the higher the concentration of the acid, the more acid particles, so more collisions per second therefore there will be more successful collisions per second.
Temperature of the acid- if the starting temperature of the acid is warmer each time, the speed at which the acid particles collide with the magnesium ribbon will increase.
Surface area of the magnesium- If the magnesium has a greater surface area each time the experiment was done, then the acid particles will have a bigger area to collide with, so more collisions will occur.
I am going to use the first factor for my experiment. I chose this beca